MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024

1780-British defeated by American militia near Kings Mountain, S.C.

1868-Cornell University (Ithaca NY) opens

1886-Spain abolishes slavery in Cuba

1908-Crete revolts against Turkey & aligns with Greece

1938-Germany demands all Jewish passports stamped with the letter J

1949-German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day)

1958-U.S. manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury

1963-Hurricane Flora hits Haiti & Dominican Republic, kills 7,190

1988-Latvian flag raised in Riga for first time since annexation by USSR

1988-Robin Givens files for divorce after 8-month marriage to Mike Tyson

1990-Israel begins handing out gas masks to its citizens